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Glenn York Elementary School

2720 KINGSLEY DR, PEARLAND, TX 77584 · (281) 245-2100 · Brazoria County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL758 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Texas public elementary schools
  • A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools

Enrollment
758
Elementary
DISTRICT 653 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
159 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K81%
Kindergarten9613%
Grade 111115%
Grade 214319%
Grade 313718%
Grade 411515%
Grade 514820%

This year's kindergarten class (96) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (148).

Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
11615%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
16221%
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
22430%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
19926%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
537%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
37950%
Female
37950%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
77.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
72.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -5.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 5 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading59.0%18.0%14.0%9.0%
Mathematics49.0%23.0%16.0%12.0%
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

STAAR results by year

School yearReadingMathematics
2025-2677.0%72.0%
2024-2582.0%77.0%
2023-2480.0%75.0%
2022-2377.0%80.0%
2021-2280.0%78.0%
2020-2163.0%77.0%
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
75.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Glenn York Elementary School

Glenn York Elementary School's state test result (75.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Glenn York Elementary School this school75821.0%75.3%
Shirley Dill Brothers Elementary School
PEARLAND
66519.1%71.4%
Donald Leonetti Elementary School
MISSOURI CITY
89120.3%70.1%
Alyssa Ferguson Elementary School
MISSOURI CITY
72222.2%55.1%
Silverlake Elementary School
PEARLAND
69129.2%76.5%
Pomona Elementary School
MANVEL
72123.2%65.3%
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Glenn York Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Brazoria County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
75.3%#181 of 4,401#3 of 52
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
72.0%#342 of 4,466
▼ 135
#9 of 52
▼ 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
77.0%#365 of 4,466
▼ 149
#4 of 52
▼ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-4.0pp#737 of 3,998#9 of 49
Enrollment
ranked largest first
758#601 of 4,938#8 of 55
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.1:1#3,341 of 4,622#49 of 53
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
77.0%#31 of 4,628#3 of 53
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
21.0%#4,415 of 4,789#53 of 55
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-13.0%#1,768 of 2,838#20 of 34
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
758
-83 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2575847.216.1:121% (159)
2023-248024816.7:123% (182)
2022-2383451.716.1:123% (192)
2020-218415615.0:120% (172)
2017-1887153.616.3:117% (149)
2015-169005317.0:123% (210)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenn York Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 13% (871 to 758); teachers down 12% (53.6 to 47.2).

About Glenn York Elementary School

Glenn York Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in ALVIN ISD, located in PEARLAND, Texas. It enrolled 758 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.

The district, ALVIN ISD, has 30,038 students enrolled across 37 schools.

Glenn York Elementary School has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 30%. The rest of enrollment is 26% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 15% White, and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Brazoria County's population at about 16%. Glenn York Elementary School's diversity index is 77%, against a US figure of 70%.

Glenn York Elementary School employs 47.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.1:1. This ratio sits 1.0 above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Glenn York Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 21%. Public schools in Brazoria County average 50%.

allk12 grades Glenn York Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

After adjusting for student poverty, Glenn York Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 75.3%; the prediction is 64.7%.

Brazoria County has about 391,255 residents, and the median household income is $97,993, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Brazoria County has 115 public schools and roughly 75,767 students.

The closest public school, Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School, is about 0.3 miles from Glenn York Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Glenn York Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment at Glenn York Elementary School dropped 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 841 to 758 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.1:1) than in 2020-21 (15.0:1).

Community posts for Glenn York Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Brazoria County at a glance

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Population
391,255
Census ACS
Median income
$97,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
115
75,767 students

Quick facts

School name
Glenn York Elementary School
District
ALVIN ISD
Address
2720 KINGSLEY DR, PEARLAND, TX 77584
Phone
(281) 245-2100
County
Brazoria County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
758
Teachers (FTE)
47
Student–teacher ratio
16.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
159 (21%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
480809012607
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Other schools in ALVIN ISD
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Frequently asked questions

About Glenn York Elementary School
How many students attend Glenn York Elementary School?
Glenn York Elementary School enrolls approximately 758 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Glenn York Elementary School serve?
Glenn York Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Glenn York Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Glenn York Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Glenn York Elementary School?
Student demographics at Glenn York Elementary School are roughly 15% White, 21% Hispanic, 30% Black, 26% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Glenn York Elementary School in?
Glenn York Elementary School is part of ALVIN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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